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Back to topRhs Botanical Illustration: The Gold Medal Winners (Hardcover)
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Description
- Presents botanical studies by sixty gold medal winning artists, from the Lindley Collections at the Royal Horticultural Society, the country's leading gardening charity
- A historical essay explores the long-standing relationship between artists and the RHS
- Introduces each medalist with a short biography and discussion of their winning composition
- Features a diverse range of artists from across the globe Botanical Illustration: a genre of art that endeavors faithfully to depict and represent the form, color and detail of a plant
About the Author
Charlotte Brooks is the Art Curator at the RHS Lindley Library in London, where she has worked with the botanical art collection for 15 years. She has published a number of short articles on aspects of the collection and has an ongoing research interests into nineteenth century Anglo-Chinese botanical art. Charlotte also serves as Secretary to the RHS Botanical Art Judging Panel, which sees contemporary artists from all over the world exhibit their work.